Coin-controlled apparatus



No. 541,705. Patented June25, 1895.

I NITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

WVILLIAM E. ANTHES, OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS.

COIN-CONTROLLED APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 541,705, dated June 25, 1895.

Application filed October 9, 1894, Serial No. 525,363. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. Antrnnabf Revere, county of Sufiolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Coin- Oontrolled Apparatus, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and numerals on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to coin controlled apparatus of that description, whereby a certain quantity of perfumery or other liquid is delivered, or its delivery controlled by or through the agency of a coin; and the inven-- tion consists in'certain combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Figure 1 shows a vertical section of the coin-controlled apparatus embodying this in vention; Fig. 2, a plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an enlarged vertical section of the perfumery receptacle, its controlling-Valve, and operating mechanism; Fig. 4, an enlarged detail of the valve, and Fig. 5 an enlarged detail showing the pushrod and ratchet-wheel by means of whichthe advertising-drum is rotated.

The outer case A, is of suitable size and shape to contain the parts, being herein shown as hexagonal,'and mounted upon a suitable base B.

The perfumery or otherliquid receptacle a, of glass or other material, is herein represented as having a metallic top piece or cap a, and a tube a is arranged centrally in the receptacle a, being connected at its upper end to the cap a and at its lower end to a block a which is fitted into a central hole in the bottom of the receptacle. The cap a has a central hole a through it communicating with the tube a A hole is made through the block a which communicates with a bent tube a, which passes out through the wall of the case A, and serves as the deliverypipe for the perfumery. The entrance to the hole through the block a is tapered to formor serve asa valve seat.

The valve which I herein prefer to employ consists of a rod b, contained in the tube a made conical or tapering at its lower end to fit the valve seat, and made tubular or hollow at its upper end to receive a vertical guide rod or support I), having a screw threaded upper end b which is screwed into a support or bracket b bolted to the upper side of the cap a. The guide rod 1) is thus made vertically adjustable. The valve 1) is adapted to be moved vertically upon this adjustable guide rod b to open and close the delivery 1 opening in the block a and thereby deliver the perfumery. A hole 2 is formed in the side of the tube ta at its lower end, which permits the perfumery contained in the receptacle a to enter said tube 0. that it may escape when the valve is opened.

To operate the valve, a bell-crank lever is pivoted to a bracket 0, projecting from the cap a, the upper arm 0' of which lever is bifurcated at the end to embrace the guide rod 19', and the portions or fingers c of said bifurcated end are made thin and elastic, or otherwise spring acting, and are formed obliquely with relation to each other, with their lower edges inturned to present horizontal lips 0 See Fig. 4:. The upper end of the valve rod b, has sliding freely upon it a conical block which is provided at its lower endwith a shoulder 12 By depressing the arm 0', the end portions 0 engage the conical block b and by it are spread until by continued depression, said inturned lips 0 enter beneath the shoulder b then by raising'said arm 0', the valve rod b will be bodily lifted away from its seat, on the rod b',asa guide, thereby permitting the escape of the perfumery. When the arm 0' has been raised a short distance the flaring or oblique portions of the fingers c? engage the conical portion b of the guide rod which acts to-spread the fingers c and thereby disengage the conical block 19 permitting the valve rod to fall on its seat. By permitting the conical block b to slide freely a short distance on the valve rod, it will'be seen that the arm 0' may be vibrated a short distance without raising the rod. This prevents too easy escape or leakage of the perfumery.

To operate the arm a, the other arm 0 of the bell-crank lever depends, and .bears a weight 0 or it may be a spring, the purpose of which is to normally hold the arm 0' in its elevated position, or to raise it into such position when not positively held depressed, and the lower end of said arm 0 terminates adjacent to the inner end of a declining trough or chute d, and also adjacent to the upper edge of a coin support 2, and that side of the lower end of said arm next the inner end of the chute or raceway dis beveled or obliquely formed as at 0 The trough or chute d is formed with a thin or narrow slot or raceway and declines as shown in Fig. 1, and has its entrance accessible at the exterior of the casing to receive a coin, which when placed edgewise therein, rolls along or down said chute. The coin-support consists of a plate 6 set edgewise beneath the inner end of said chute d, to receive upon its upper edge the coin as it leaves the chute, and when the coin is thus supported, it is just in front of the lower end of the arm 0 To hold the coin in its upright or edgewise'position upon the plate e, and to advance it'along on said plate a horizontal push rod f is provided, moving in suitable hearings in the casing, the outer end of which is accessible at the exterior of the casing, that it may be pushed in ward when desired, against the action of a spring f, connected thereto, and its inner end is bifurcated to receive the coin as represented in Figs. 1 and 2. When the coin is held by the push rod, and said rod is pushed inwardly, the coin is moved along on the upper edge of the plate e, and the upper edge thereof strikes the lower oblique end of the arm 0 moving it rearwardly, and thereby depressing the arm 0'. The coin is moved along the plate 6 until it arrives at a cut away portion e thereof, when it at once falls into the bottom of the case A. Just as the coin leaves the plate e and falls into the case, the lower end of the arm 0 has been moved rearwardly sufficiently to engage a spring acting detent m, and it becomes thereby locked, with its arm 0' depressed, sufficiently to engage the conical block b on the valve rod. The projection m having an inclined face is arranged on the push rodfwhich bya continued movement of said rod engages said spring acting detent m, moving it to one side to thereby release the arm 0 The arm 0 when released, is immediately restored to its normal position by the weight 0", and the valve rod is raised until disengaged by the end portions or elastic fingers of the arm 0' engaging the conical portion b of the guide rod, and then said valve rod falls by gravity. Hence it will be seen that the perfumery is delivered only for a predetermined short space moved by it, it will not engage and operate said arm, it being arranged so that the push rod moves the coin, and the coin in turn moves the arm. Furthermore the lower end of the arm 0 is located so near the inner end of the trough or chute that if a coin should be inserted in the chute when the push rod is pushed inwardly, said coin will be retained in the chute, or held from toppling over until the push rod is restored to its normal position, and its bifurcated end brought into position to receive it.

The casing A, is or may be provided at its upper portion with one or more side openings as g, and a hollow drum 9' provided secured to a central shaft or arbor g which has socured to it at its lower end a ratchet wheel 9 the teeth of which are engaged by a pawl g on the push rod f, so that each time the push rod is operated the drum will be rotated one step, and on said drum suitable advertisements may be displayed.

1. In a coin controlled apparatus, a liquid receptacle, delivery tube, and delivering valve, combined with an operating lever for said valve, normally disengaged therefrom, a push rod adapted to push a coin against and thereby move said lever into engagement with the valve, means for restoring said lever and raising the valve when disengaged by the coin, and a disengaging device for said lever acting to disengage it from the valve, that the valve may resume its normally closed position, substantially as described.

2. In a coin controlled apparatus,'a liquid receptacle,delivery tube,and delivering valve, combined with an operating lever'for said valve, normally disengaged therefrom, a push rod adapted to push the coin against and thereby move said lever into engagement with the valve, a detent for locking said lever in its abnormal position, means for releasing it, and means for restoring said lever and raising the valve when disengaged by the coin, and. a, disengaging device for said leveracting to disengage it from the valve, that the valve may resume its normally closed position, substantially as described.

3. In a coin controlled apparatus, a liquid receptacle, a delivery tube, and delivering valve, combined with the chute d, coin-supporting plate e, and push rodf, having a bifurcated coin receiving end, and moving between said chute and plate, a bell-crank 1ever, one arm of which terminates adjacent to the inner end of the chute and upper edge of the plate e as shown, and the other arm of which has. a bifurcated'spring acting end portion, constructed and arranged to engage the valve when depressed, and to disengage it after it has raised it a short distance, substantially as, described.

t. In a coin controlled apparatus, a liquid receptacle, delivery tube, and delivering valve having a conical block thereon formed with a shoulder, a guide I) for the upper end of said valve rod, having a conical portion If, a bellcrank lever, one arm 0 of which has spring acting fingers which are adapted to engage the conical block on the valve rod, and also conical portion b in the manner described, the other arm of said lever being operated by a push rod and interposed coin, substantially as described.

5. In a coin controlled apparatus, a liquid receptacle, delivery tube and delivering valve,

combined with a bell-crank lever for operat-' ing said Valve, the declining chute d, the inner end of which terminates adjacent the lower end of the arm 0 of said bell-crank lever, the coin-supporting plate 6 located beneath both the inner end of the chute d, and lower end of said arm 0 a push rod moving horizontally above the plate 6, and below the chute d and arm 0 and having a bifurcated coin receiving end, said parts being constructed and arranged, substantially as de-.

scribed.

6. In a coin controlled apparatus, the combination of the liquid receptacle a, delivery tube a and delivering valve having a conical block on its upper end, a vertically adiustable guide I) forthe upper end of said moving horizontally above the plate e, and

below the chute d and arm 0 and having a bifurcated coin-receiving end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM E. ANTHES. Witnesses:

M. C. DRIscoLL, C. B. CRocKER. 

